happened. and they definitely wouldn t have known about the controversy. they don t get to see outside television. they don t get internet in the vast majority of places. pyongyang is a very elite city. some people there would be able to have limited access to the internet. but, of course, this is simply the elite. this is not the everyday man on the street. so it is entertainment for those that were allowed to go. it will be entertainment if this is televised, which we would expect it to be and shown on state-run television in the future. but it s a propaganda coup. this is propaganda for the north korean leader, this is the way it will be played within the country itself. and most people have no idea what s happening outside. all right. paula hancocks, thank you. appreciate it. here s more of what we re working on for around the world. a former ms. venezuela wanted to show her 5-year-old daughter her native country. but instead, she was attacked and murdered by armed robbers on a
country. but she paid a really high price for that. reporter: venezuelan authorities say spear, her estranged husband, thomas henry berry, and their 5-year-old daughter were attacked by armed robbers on a rural highway. only the girl survived the shooting. her little daughter, maya, who is just 5 years old, was shot in the in her leg. but thank god she is she is out of danger. but she will have a scar forever, not only in her leg, but in her heart. reporter: a top venezuelan government official sent condolences to the family and friends of monica spear through twitter. condemnation for the attack against spear and her family has also been widespread on social media, with movie stars, fellow soap opera actors, sports figures and government officials, expressing sorrow and concern. in recent years, venezuela has become one of the most dangerous countries in latin america, with the murder rate soaring to nearly 80 deaths per 100,000
an enemy, certainly not a military combatant foe, but it is a political foe. the world s worst actors, whether it s north korea, cuba, venezue venezuela, syria, iran, are all supported and protected to some degree by russia. are you skeptical of this u.n. security council resolution? or do you think there s potential there that it could work? oh, i think there s real potential that syria will eliminate their chemical weapons, catalog them. that i think is a positive outcome from this you know, this whole effort in syria. but would i place ply life on it without verifying it? of course not. this is something that will have to be thoroughly vetted and evaluated, and assured that neither syria nor russia does anything to allow these weapons to escape, for instance, to iran, to ultimately be brought back or to be used there. do you think president obama
champion collapsed on a band bus in november. one band member said champion died after taking part in a rite of passage where a band member is beaten while walking down the aisle of the bus. number three venezuela, claiming victory in a legal fight over its oil. the south american country said it will pay just $200 million to exxonmobil. that s just a fraction of the $10 billion exxon wanted after venezuela nationalized exxon s oil assets. oil is big business for venezuela. we looked at the numbers. oil makes up 95% of export earnings for the country. it is a major supplier to the united states. and nearly one-third of venezue venezuela s gdp is oil-related. america relies on venezuela, 10% of oil imports come from the country and used to be a huge country for consumer products as well. eurozone manufacturing fell for the fifth month in a row in december. likely it is going to drop into 2012 according to a survey released to day. european crisis taking a big toll. but an economis
good evening, from cnn s election center because, yes, it has begun and it s an episode of survivor. at least that s how republican presidential candidate rick santorum described the iowa caucuses. here is the thing about iowa. no offense, iowa, you re really important but you re also small. only 2 million registered voters. 640,000 of them republicans. and if the 2008 caucuses were an indication of what s ahead for tomorrow, only about 100,000 of those republicans will actually go out on a cold january night to cast their votes. those who do, it only is a 50% success rate when it actually comes to picking the eventual nominee. so, what s all the hype about iowa? the bottom line is, it has a huge influence in who stays and doesn t stay in a presidential race. it may be small but it packs one big punch. listen to the candidates today. they know what s really at stake tomorrow. we are not looking for a chief executive officer. for this country. we re looking for a commander i